IRIDIUM 106, 41917
Orbit data source: Space-Track
IRIDIUM 106, 41917 is a payload satellite owned by Iridium (US) in LEO that was launched on Sat, 14 Jan 2017 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Western Test Range (AFWTR). Payloads include a variety of satellites, spacecraft, and rockets equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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IRIDIUM 106 details
| Identifier | |
| Orbit | LEO |
| Last TLE update | 7 hours ago |
| Origin | |
| Manufacturer | OATK SSG Gilbert |
| Mission | Operational Commercial Communications |
| Bus & Motor | ELITEBUS, Unknown motor |
| Mass | 860 kg wet, 700 kg dry |
| Launch date (UTC) | |
| Launch vehicle | |
| Launch site | |
| Object type | Payload Rocket body Debris |
| Shape & HBR | Trap Box + 2 Pan, 9.4 m |
| Radar Cross Section | 14.423 m², Large (>1 m²) |
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TLE from 7 hours ago
0 IRIDIUM 106
1 41917U 17003A 24361.24997823 .00000386 00000-0 13076-3 0 9990
2 41917 86.3969 313.3220 0001999 91.6172 268.5253 14.34217465416103Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:59Z
Definitive object data (Epoch: 2024-12-26T05:59:58.119Z)
| Latitude | 0.00002° |
| Longitude | 128.09776° |
| Altitude | 780.756 km |
| Speed | 7.463 km/s |
| True Right ascension | 20h 53m 17s |
| True Declination | 0° 00' 00" |
| Sunlit | Object was in daylight at TLE epoch |
Visualization TLE readout
| Latitude | 53.96873° |
| Longitude | -56.96889° |
| Altitude | 785.461 km |
| Speed | 7.467 km/s |
| Apparent Right ascension | 04h 07m 19s |
| Apparent Declination | 19° 54' 17" |
| Sunlit | Object is in full shadow |
Visualization observer readout
| Local Sidereal Time | 12:38:36 |
| Azimuth | 310.353° NW |
| Elevation | -12.929° |
| Doppler factor | 1 |
Orbital elements
| Apogee altitude | 776.062 km |
| Perigee altitude | 773.203 km |
| Semi-major axis | 7,152.77 km |
| Eccentricity | 0.0001999 |
| Inclination | 86.3969° |
| RAAN | 313.322° |
| Arg. of periapsis | 91.6172° |
| True anomaly | 268.5024° |
| Mean anomaly | 268.5253° |
| Eccentric anomaly | 268.51385° |
| Mean motion | 3.58783 °/min |
| BSTAR | 0.00013076 |
| Orbital period | 100.34 mins |
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Other satellites on launch #3 in the year 2017 (2017-01-14 UTC)
| IRIDIUM 106, 41917 |
| IRIDIUM 103, 41918 |
| IRIDIUM 109, 41919 |
| IRIDIUM 102, 41920 |
| IRIDIUM 105, 41921 |
| IRIDIUM 104, 41922 |
| IRIDIUM 114, 41923 |
| IRIDIUM 108, 41924 |
| IRIDIUM 112, 41925 |
| IRIDIUM 111, 41926 |
IRIDIUM 106 Visibility forecast
Observer location: undefined°, undefined
Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 mins | 2024-12-26 21:10:56.883Z | 159.585° S | 2024-12-26 21:14:56.883Z | 102.06° ESE | 37.187° | 2024-12-26 21:19:56.883Z | 14.5° NNE |
| 5 mins | 2024-12-26 22:53:56.883Z | 252.67° W | 2024-12-26 22:55:56.883Z | 278.644° WNW | 16.785° | 2024-12-26 22:58:56.883Z | 318.214° NNW |
| 8 mins | 2024-12-27 09:22:56.883Z | 349.438° N | 2024-12-27 09:26:56.883Z | 233.639° WSW | 42.145° | 2024-12-27 09:30:56.883Z | 188.966° SSW |
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